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Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:55 pm
by mikeonb4c
Of course us experts (motivated as we are by driving 2 ton aerodynamic bricks) know all this but....
http://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/drivi ... eature_CTA
And of course (for us) get that Bongo autobox into top gear lockout and kerp it there as much as poss
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:11 pm
by Bob
Agree Mike.
Good, common sense, tips.
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:08 am
by BongoBongo123
Always good to refresh before touring season !
I had also read an oil change can improve things (But we are all on top of that aren't we ?)And for petrol drivers and I am not sure about this they say as petrol is delivered by volume that filling up when it is the coolest part of the day gets your more "gas". However I am going to guess a 3M deep tank buried 5M deep into the ground does not have much of a temperature variation over 24 hours. (especially in winter) It may give a few extra meters range in the summer ? Hard one to test, that.
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:52 am
by Bongolia
In the interests of weight reduction and therefore better fuel economy I try and leave the wife at home.
I dont have any statistical data to support this theory but the van seems to drive better and its quieter too.
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:36 pm
by mikeonb4c
Bongolia wrote:In the interests of weight reduction and therefore better fuel economy I try and leave the wife at home.
I dont have any statistical data to support this theory but the van seems to drive better and its quieter too.
I generate a lot of hot air from various sources and have found that feeding that into the EGR system can improve performance as well as purging crud from the system. Cab interior seems to run quieter also
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:38 pm
by Bongolia
mikeonb4c wrote:Bongolia wrote:In the interests of weight reduction and therefore better fuel economy I try and leave the wife at home.
I dont have any statistical data to support this theory but the van seems to drive better and its quieter too.
I generate a lot of hot air from various sources and have found that feeding that into the EGR system can improve performance as well as purging crud from the system. Cab interior seems to run quieter also
Really for optimum efficiency/benefit that should be run through the inter-cooler shouldn't it?
Re: Useful RAC article on fuel saving and driving techniques
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:43 pm
by mikeonb4c
Doesn't bare thinking about Bongolia